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Correa on deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle

Quito, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, warned about the increase of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon, which each year kills tens of thousands of hectares of forest for growing or dedicate to livestock.

"The thing that destroys the Amazon is not oil or mining, but the growth of the agricultural frontier," said Correa in radio and television chain, which clarified that it can be countered with new farming techniques.

highlighted the work of the Institute of Agricultural Research (INIAP), almost nonexistent at the beginning of this government, and very important because it develops more productive seeds and livestock feed, to produce more with new techniques.

This effort is especially important with the recent results of the "Baseline Deforestation in Ecuador", held in the past two years, which places the greatest loss of forest area in the north of the Amazon and south of the country. In 2008 Ecuador provided 9.5 million hectares of forests, 1.5 million fewer than in 1990. The government has set a goal to reforest one million hectares over the next 10 years.

Of these 9.5 million acres, four million already have coverage protected areas and the rest contained in conservation projects, as a partner Forest and other plans.

Between 2000 and 2008, Ecuador lost an average of 74 thousand 330 hectares of forest per year, which places the country slightly above the global average (70 thousand hectares per year).

These data were obtained through a complex study by the Ministry of Environment to raise the baseline of deforestation in the country, using satellite images to locate forests, crops and water bodies.

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http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=263638&Itemid=1

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Ecuador: misuse of the figure of terrorism to criminalize indigenous and social leaders

Friday, 11 February 2011

The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), the Ecumenical Human Rights Commission (CEDHU), the Regional Foundation for Assistance in Human Rights (INREDH) and the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) express their concern about the increasing criminalization of social protest by indigenous communities in Ecuador mobilized in demanding their rights against large-scale mining in their territories.

After the events of September 30, 2009 in the province of Morona Santiago, 7 Shuar leaders have been accused of organized terrorism, 3 as perpetrators and arrested as accomplices 4 nonstop provisionally dismissed and 4 (acquitted).

On 1 February 2011, acacha José González, President of the Interprovincial Federation of Shuar Centers and one of the indigenous defendants, was arrested in a joint operation of Army and National Police. That same day were also arrested Pedro and Fidel Mashiant Chamik Kaniras Taisha and taken first to the Police Command of Macas, then to the local jail and finally in the afternoon, the Garcia Moreno prison in the city Quito.
The purpose of the protests of September 2009 was the draft Law on Water Resources. Indigenous communities believe that the bill does not protect the water sources of the damage caused by industrial activities, and that the Mining Act does not define precisely the precautions to be taken by companies holding concessions to avoid contamination of reserves water.
FIDH, CEDHU, and CDES INREDH considered to assimilate the indigenous Shuar, mobilized to defend their rights, "terrorism" seriously undermines the international principles of right to protest and violates the international definition of what constitute terrorist acts.
These events occur in the context of the implementation of megaprojects open pit mining in indigenous territories by foreign companies, which has contributed to increasing social unrest and lead to the violation of fundamental rights of communities.
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denounce abuse of the figure of terrorism to criminalize indigenous and social leaders

The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) 1, the Ecumenical Human Rights Commission (CEDHU), the Regional Foundation for Assistance in Human Rights (INREDH) and the Center for Economic y Sociales (CDES) express their concern about the increasing criminalization of social protest by indigenous communities in Ecuador mobilized in demanding their rights against large-scale mining in their territories.


After the events of September 30, 2009 in the province of Morona Santiago, 7 Shuar leaders have been accused of organized terrorism, 3 as perpetrators and arrested four accomplices as nonstop provisionally dismissed and 4 ( acquitted). On 1 February 2011, acacha José González, President of the Interprovincial Federation of Shuar Centers and one of the indigenous defendants, was arrested in an operation Joint Army and National Police. That same day were also arrested Pedro and Fidel Mashiant Chamik Kaniras Taisha and taken first to the Police Command of Macas, then to the local jail and finally in the afternoon, the Garcia Moreno prison in Quito.
The purpose of the protests of September 2009 was the draft Law on Water Resources. Indigenous communities believe that the bill does not protect the water sources of the damage caused by industrial activities, and that the Mining Act does not define precisely the precautions to be taken by companies holding concessions to avoid contamination of reserves water.
FIDH, CEDHU, INREDH and consider CDES assimilate indigenous Shuar, mobilized to defend their rights, "terrorism" seriously undermines the international principles of right to protest and violates the international definition of what constitutes terrorism. In that sense
concern is the application of Article 160.1 of the Code by the President of the Provincial Court of Morona Santiago by issuing a summons to court. Assimilate social protest actions undertaken by the Shuar people in exercising their right to organize, freedom of association and expression guaranteed in the Constitution of Ecuador and instruments International and the American Convention and the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to the crime of terrorism offense defined in Section 160.1 of the penal law, undermines legal framework dangerously towards the criminalization of social protest. More so when the right of resistance is fully guaranteed by the present Charter of Ecuador.
A public protest is not terrorism, organized crime, therefore the State in compliance with its Constitution and international obligations must acquit the Indians detained, subject to investigate objectively and impartially the death of Professor Bosco Wisum. There is just fear that the Indians mentioned have been charged in this case by the mere fact that organizational leaders and / or having opposed, through public demonstrations, the draft Law on Water Resources of the Government inconsulto. For this reason, our organizations condemn the criminalization of protest in Ecuador and the appeal to national courts to silence social demands.
Note that these events occur in the context of the implementation of megaprojects open pit mining in indigenous territories by foreign companies, which, coupled with the absence of state monitoring of its activities, has contributed to increasing social unrest and result in violation fundamental rights of communities.
Protests are being carried out nationwide since 2005 are directly linked to lack of participation of affected populations in environmental management, the absence of a process of dialogue and consultation mechanisms and reported to the local population and finally, the non-application of indigenous consultation guaranteed by ILO Convention 169 and the Constitution.
Furthermore, the FIDH, CEDHU, CDES INREDH and also express concern that despite the amnesties resolved by the Constituent National Assembly in 2008 for persons involved in investigations and prosecutions framed in actions to defend the territory and water, to continue repressing, arresting and prosecuting people involved with the enforcement of the rights of their communities.
Additionally, remember that the right to free, prior and informed communities and indigenous peoples are referred to in Article 57 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador and in Article 6 of Convention 169 of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and reiterates its deepest concern about the violation of human rights in the contexts mentioned.

http://www.ceadl.org.bo/2011/02/denuncian-uso-indebido-de-la-figura-de-terrorismo-para-criminalizar-a-lideres-indigenas-y-sociales /

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THE USE OF JUSTICE AS A MECHANISM OF TERROR

Alberto Acosta, former president of the Constituent Assembly of Ecuador

February 4, 2011

The accusation of terrorism and sabotage against a group of Shuar leaders, including Joseph acacha is Fidel and Pedro Kaniras Mashiant, further strained the issue of justice. And the massive deployment of police to stop confronting us with repressive practices believed to belong to the hateful oligarchic past.

emphasizes the lightness in the use of terrorism and sabotage charges. In the last two years it has become to wield the charge to address public outcry in this case of the Shuar leaders expressed against water law still pending. That was the practice of neo-liberal years. A life fighters were persecuted as terrorists, for corporations to plunder the natural resources attempting also against nature and community.

To turn the page on the Constituent Assembly in Montecristi, the city where born leader of the largest and perhaps only revolution of Ecuador, Eloy Alfaro, resolved through amnesty, about 600 cases of alleged terrorism. On March 14, 2008 recognized " people have been prosecuted in the need to exercise the right to claim in defense of natural resources and to achieve a dignified life in an ecologically sound and free of contamination, ( ....) and mobilization efforts and claims of communities are essentially political and social demands. "

Time has passed and the authoritarian spirit has returned. Today is repressed and pursue new popular leaders who fight for life.

No one should be no doubt that the Shuar have claims of social, cultural and economic. Their territories have been and are threatened by major oil and mining projects. Neoextractivismo hand the XXI century, just as outrageous as the past, does not stop at anything.

face so much abuse that nationality brought their rejection of confidence or certainty for any damage that these activities generate. The response was repression or the same disrespect the Constitution of Montecristi, when trying to pass a water law that opens the door to the de-privatization of this strategic resource and activities such as mining privileges over those who have to do with food sovereignty, among other weaknesses the Act.

The rights in the Constitution have not been processed yet legal tools to eradicate all practices of repression with which he blackmails and sowing terror in the community, in this case in the Shuar communities. We have a criminal code which constitutes the offense of terrorism so generally, not comport with the actual crimes of terrorism. Thus, Article 160.1 of the Penal Code is considered as terrorist who individually or by forming partnerships, (...), armed or not, claiming patriotic purposes, social, economic, political, religious, revolutionary, claiming ownership proselytizing, racial, local, regional, etc., commit crimes against the common security of individuals or human groups of any kind or property :.... and who built barricades, railings, trenches, barriers, etc., with purpose of dealing with the security forces in support of their intentions, plans, thesis or proclamations.

It follows that the crime of terrorism, as written in the code is unconstitutional. Is weasel words that lend themselves to a fanciful interpretation. Violates the principle of legality, which requires words denoting clearly unlawful conduct. In this figure include both the real criminal terrorist who plants a bomb and kill people to create fear, as one who exercises the right to resistance "in Article 98 of our Constitution, and that protest to demand their rights. The ambiguity in the criminal law is unconstitutional.

We should understand, who improperly used the State's criminal power makes acts of state terrorism because it gives unwarranted fear in society, not those who protest against the State for the rights of their community, of course under the principles of nonviolence. The State must prevent the seat and to step up violence, let alone can cause it to bring enforcement actions over the dialogue and respect for rights.

social credibility in the justice is a fundamental element of democracy. Control of justice can not obey the policy. The Constitution set a route to ensure the independence of justice, route in which little progress was made and is now being severely threatened by two referendum questions proposed by the President, questions 4 and 5 of the possible referendum, which affect the autonomy and independence of the judiciary.

We are facing a very complex scenario. If the decision to stop the Shuar leaders intervened in some way the executive, would be very serious. Already the excessive deployment of security forces reveals an abuse of force. Moreover, the fact that these leaders have been imprisoned in their place of residence and who, without authorization of the competent judge, have been taken to the capital, showing another dangerous abuse. This shows a total lack of control of State authorities that are responsible for ensuring public safety.

Again using the old standby previous mark and to demobilize sow fear and silence critics. These repressive practices are a legacy of the old policy, oriented to ignore, dismiss and even punish the social movements and their leaders. Also, unfortunately reinforces a mistaken notion of security, contrary to the guarantees and rights under the Constitution Montecristi, in both includes the abuse of state of emergency and the use of military for law enforcement purposes.

For all that, today more than ever, we need to build a new justice that is not contaminated with any form of interference from other state functions. And that is why we must also reject all forms of state terrorism .-

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[1] Ex-President of the Constituent Assembly.

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